HOBOKEN -- From a far, Castle Point Terrace is a picturesque example of Hoboken's rich history. The tree-lined, yellow-brick road just off the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology is a quaint snapshot of Mile Square City charm.

But the two-block road, which runs from Eighth Street to Elysian Park, is riddled with bumps, cracks and potholes, and is in desperate need of repair.

Enter the Castle Point Terrace Historic Rehabilitation Project, which will revitalize the road while preserving its historical charm, Hoboken spokesperson Santiago Melli-Huber said.

According to the city engineer Kimberli Craft, a study is in the works that will recommend a methodology for repairing the road and provide an estimated cost for the project.

The city has not said when repairs will begin, but the City Council has awarded Red Bank-based Engenuity Infrastructure with a $36,510 contract for the project's first phase, which consists of conceptual design, according to a City Council resolution.

"It would be awesome if the street gets fixed," said Anthony Alfano, a civil engineering student at Stevens who lives in a fraternity house on Castle Point Terrace. He added that the intersection of Ninth Street and Castle Point, where the yellow brick intersects with asphalt, is particularly frustrating to drive on.

Hunter Research, a Trenton-based consulting firm, will support Engenuity with historic guidance and review, since a portion of the road is located within the city's Castle Point Historic District.

"The city wishes to keep the historic yellow brick, so the consultant must develop an appropriate method for stabilizing the roadway base and then resetting the original historic brick," according to a project description in Engenuity's proposal.

A public meeting to discuss the project is set for Nov. 28 at 6 p.m. at City Hall, where a similar project to repair Court Street will be on the agenda.